Posts Tagged ‘Hepatitis B’
Dental practices tighten sterilisation regulations
Dental practices across America are tightening their sterilisation protocol in the light of the high-profile sterilisation blunder in St Louis. Just a few weeks ago, more than 1,800 veterans received a letter advising them to have a blood test, after it was revealed that sterilisation procedures at the John Cochran facility in St Louis were […]
Four veterans test positive for Hepatitis
The Veteran’s Association confirmed that four veterans have tested positive for Hepatitis; two cases of Hepatitis C and two cases of Hepatitis B have been recorded. The tests were conducted following the discovery of poor sterilisation procedures at the John Cochran Veteran’s Association Hospital in St Louis; more than 1,800 veterans were contacted and invited […]
Two new inquiries launched in St Louis
Russ Carnahan, the inspector general of the Veteran’s Association, has announced that two new inquiries will soon be launched at the John Cochran facility in St Louis. A formal investigation will now take place to determine the reasons why dental equipment was not being cleaned properly and fully sterilised. The General Accounting Office will also […]
Veterans involved in St Louis blunder test positive for infectious diseases
Blood tests carried out following a sterilisation blunder at the John Cochran Veteran Affairs Medical Center have confirmed that some veterans have been infected with HIV, Hepatitis B and Hepatitis C. Over 1,800 veterans were contacted following an investigation, which revealed that the sterilisation process was not being completed properly and instruments were not being […]
Veterans at risk of contracting HIV after sterilisation blunder
Hundreds of veterans in the St Louis area have been contacted after it was revealed that dental equipment at a local facility was not sterilised properly. More than 1,800 patients who attended the St Louis VA Medical Center at the John Cochran Division between February 2008 and March 2010 have now received letters outlining the […]
Patients urged to get hepatitis tests
Around two thousand people are being urged to get tested for hepatitis B following an outbreak. Patients who attended the free Mission of Mercy Clinic In Berkeley County in June last year are being invited to attend testing after it was revealed that three patients and two volunteers had been infected by the blood-borne disease […]
Mackay children get the all-clear following dental blunder
Four schoolchildren from Mackay have been given the all-clear after having blood tests following a sterilisation incident last week. The children, who were in year 4 and year 7, received treatment from a mobile dental unit at the Fitzgerald State Primary School last week. It was discovered shortly after that instruments that had not been fully sterilised […]
